In 1974, Spector barely survived a car crash in Hollywood. He was thrown through the windshield of a car and nearly declared dead at the scene of the accident; it took hours of surgery to keep him alive - as well as more than 700 stitches in his head to his face and more than 400 to the back of his head. He seems very sane in these early clips of him ... I wonder how much the head injury contributed to his odd crazy-ish behavior in later years. Would he have had a much different 2nd half of his life if he had never been in that accident?
Oh come now. He was already married to Ronnie Spector before that crash and was mentally/emotionally abusing her. If anything, it’s a true shame he didn’t die then and there. Would have saved his reputation and younger generations like mine knowing him as that music has been that looked like a dork during his trial.
He was already off before the accident, you kidding? Look how he treated Ronnie. The accident still could have worsen him, because he also worked less, wasn't as focused on the job, stuff like that. Brain damage.
He'd ceased being productive long before the accident. His work with Tina Turner in 65-66' was the last of his great work. After that he purely rested on his laurels. And his behavior had already become extremely disfunctional.
@@humanbeing2420 I strongly disagree, he went on to write and produce ‘Black Pearl’ in 1969 by Sonny Charles and the Checkmates LTD and produced their album on which he created the “we’re up do-do-do” post chorus for their version of “Proud Mary”, also re-produced ‘Let it Be’ in 1969, then did ‘Instant Karma’, ‘All Things Must Pass’, ‘Plastic Ono Band’, ‘Imagine’, ‘Happy Xmas (War is Over)’, ‘Power to The People’, ‘Concert for Bangladesh’ ‘Sometime in New York City’ and ‘Rock and Roll’ with John Lennon and George Harrison, in 1975 he produced ‘Born to Be With You’ by Dion, a masterpiece for which he wrote several great songs such as “Only You Know”, in 1977 he produced and composed Leonard Cohen’s brilliant album ‘Death of a Ladies Man’, in 1980 he produced Ramones’ excellent ‘End of the Century’ and masterfully reworked his song ‘Baby, I Love You’, followed by the blissful and seminal ‘Season of Glass’ by Yoko Ono in 1981. After 1981 he didn’t release another record until 2003 when he produced ‘Silence is Easy’ and ‘White Dove’ (mind blowing) for Starsailor. All the artists he worked with have testified to his contributions and even at times over involvement so I don’t think “resting on his laurels” or ceased productivity is accurate.
@@j.c7719 Look for "Céline Dion Phil Spector sessions" on youtube... in 1995 he started working with Céline but due to his erratic behaviour (he even forced her to sing the same song for 16 hours) he was soon fired. 2 songs were completed but never released. Somebody sold a cassette for 25k $. Who bought it sold copies for 15k until the songs went on youtube. Listen and tell me if you like them
@@c.g.3931 Absolutely not, he went on to produce ‘River Deep’, ‘All Things Must Pass’, ‘Plastic Ono Band’, ‘Let it Be’, ‘Imagine’, ‘Born to Be With You’, ‘Death of a Ladies Man’, ‘Season of Glass’, ‘End of the Century’ after this.
@@j.c7719 All true. But he was coasting on his eccentricities and prior reputation by those records. John Lennon and George Harrison both would’ve liked another crack at remixing his records. In fact, George Harrison did remix ATMP…
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In 1974, Spector barely survived a car crash in Hollywood. He was thrown through the windshield of a car and nearly declared dead at the scene of the accident; it took hours of surgery to keep him alive - as well as more than 700 stitches in his head to his face and more than 400 to the back of his head.
He seems very sane in these early clips of him ... I wonder how much the head injury contributed to his odd crazy-ish behavior in later years. Would he have had a much different 2nd half of his life if he had never been in that accident?
Oh come now. He was already married to Ronnie Spector before that crash and was mentally/emotionally abusing her. If anything, it’s a true shame he didn’t die then and there. Would have saved his reputation and younger generations like mine knowing him as that music has been that looked like a dork during his trial.
He was already off before the accident, you kidding? Look how he treated Ronnie. The accident still could have worsen him, because he also worked less, wasn't as focused on the job, stuff like that. Brain damage.
He'd ceased being productive long before the accident. His work with Tina Turner in 65-66' was the last of his great work. After that he purely rested on his laurels. And his behavior had already become extremely disfunctional.
@@humanbeing2420 I strongly disagree, he went on to write and produce ‘Black Pearl’ in 1969 by Sonny Charles and the Checkmates LTD and produced their album on which he created the “we’re up do-do-do” post chorus for their version of “Proud Mary”, also re-produced ‘Let it Be’ in 1969, then did ‘Instant Karma’, ‘All Things Must Pass’, ‘Plastic Ono Band’, ‘Imagine’, ‘Happy Xmas (War is Over)’, ‘Power to The People’, ‘Concert for Bangladesh’ ‘Sometime in New York City’ and ‘Rock and Roll’ with John Lennon and George Harrison, in 1975 he produced ‘Born to Be With You’ by Dion, a masterpiece for which he wrote several great songs such as “Only You Know”, in 1977 he produced and composed Leonard Cohen’s brilliant album ‘Death of a Ladies Man’, in 1980 he produced Ramones’ excellent ‘End of the Century’ and masterfully reworked his song ‘Baby, I Love You’, followed by the blissful and seminal ‘Season of Glass’ by Yoko Ono in 1981. After 1981 he didn’t release another record until 2003 when he produced ‘Silence is Easy’ and ‘White Dove’ (mind blowing) for Starsailor. All the artists he worked with have testified to his contributions and even at times over involvement so I don’t think “resting on his laurels” or ceased productivity is accurate.
@@j.c7719 Look for "Céline Dion Phil Spector sessions" on youtube... in 1995 he started working with Céline but due to his erratic behaviour (he even forced her to sing the same song for 16 hours) he was soon fired. 2 songs were completed but never released. Somebody sold a cassette for 25k $. Who bought it sold copies for 15k until the songs went on youtube. Listen and tell me if you like them
I have been down the Phil Spector, Rabbit Hole all afternoon. 🤦
hahaha
He was cute at this age, looks adorable in the studio photos with Ronnie Bennett but he got scary fast.
Goblin DNA.. guess that’s the result of hosting a demon in your body for years
what a wholesome and talented young man! i sure hope he doesn't become an abusive murderer
Phil is with Jack Nietzsche, who was another talented artist...
About as good as it gets.
Seems like an okay guy.
and a abusive murderer
What year did he have his car crash?
That was in 1974
“I am yearning to be perceived as having a full head of hair”-
Phil Spector
How did he go from this to the monster he later became? What a fate
Probably drugs and power that can change a person massively
@@lea24457 very true xx
He had a weird kind of charisma
Is this footage from a documentary?
Mega pints
What song is he playing?
An unreleased demo I think, strange the melody sounds very similar to ‘In the Morning’ by The Coral.
What year?
1964-65...if he is 25 years old..
October 1965
@@stnslvshstr8891 Thank you. So he was already mostly done in terms of output by then...
@@c.g.3931 Absolutely not, he went on to produce ‘River Deep’, ‘All Things Must Pass’, ‘Plastic Ono Band’, ‘Let it Be’, ‘Imagine’, ‘Born to Be With You’, ‘Death of a Ladies Man’, ‘Season of Glass’, ‘End of the Century’ after this.
@@j.c7719 All true. But he was coasting on his eccentricities and prior reputation by those records. John Lennon and George Harrison both would’ve liked another crack at remixing his records. In fact, George Harrison did remix ATMP…